Melanothrix nymphaliaria

Melanothrix nymphaliaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Melanothrix
Species:
M. nymphaliaria
Binomial name
Melanothrix nymphaliaria
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Gnophos nymphaliaria Waker, 1866
  • Melanothrix pulchricolor Felder, 1874
  • Euterote coryna Swinhoe, 1893
  • Melanothrix atropurpurea Aurivillius, 1894
  • Melanothrix albidior Rothschild, 1910
  • Melanothrix radiata Grunberg, 1914
  • Melanthrix leucotrigona sundaensis Holloway, 1976

Melanothrix nymphaliaria is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found on Java, Sumatra and Borneo and possibly also in the Philippines. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.


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